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>>mmaria+(OP)
Kinda worried they'll just get to work banning consumer VPN use?

>>nemoma+wT
how would that work? Besides blocking the websites to download some VPN. Or if someone already has a VPN installed.

>>nebben+FT
I see you’ve never been anywhere that blocks VPNs.

First they will make it seem like only criminals would use VPNs, then they’ll target some actually shady VPN services to use as a scapegoat, then they’ll apply punitive measures to them specifically; then they will use the fact that they have already used punitive measures as a reason to use them blanketly.

Technically: it’s pretty trivial to block almost all VPNs at an ISP level. I think only anyconnect/openconnect is difficult (not impossible) to block.

That this would affect businesses is of no consequence.

>>dijit+8U
What about using ssh and a SOCKS5 proxy? I would be surprised if the UK government blocked that.

>>Pontif+yX
Honestly as long as you can connect two pcs together, you can theoretically create a proxy.

Its theoretically possible to create a proxy from one pc to another using iroh/quic/(dumbpipe, which got like 880 upvotes I think on HN and I think is trending which is nice)

I feel like Its a cat and mouse game but that's just my 2 cents